A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection

''Extraordinary . . . radiant'' Sunday Times

''An existential tour-de-force'' Eimear McBride

''Elatingly risky'' Guardian

''We read in order to come to life.''

With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape her life; from crushes on teachers to navigating relationships in a fast-paced world; from overhearing her grandmothers'' peculiar stories to nurturing her own personal freedom and a boundless love of literature.

Fusing fantasy with lived experience, Checkout 19 is a vivid and mesmerising journey through the small traumas and triumphs that define us - as readers, as writers, as human beings.

* A ''Books of 2021'' pick in the Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Irish Times Culture and New Statesman *

''This is her new book to shake the world anew'' Sebastian Barry

''Mesmerising, whip-smart, full of genius . . . It is also very funny'' Elaine Feeney

''Her voice is all her own'' Anne Enright